10 Best PageSpeed Ninja Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
PageSpeed Ninja has 5,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to PageSpeed Ninja
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Kraken.io Image Optimizer
Closest matchKraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize
4.5 (119) 10,000+ active installsOptimize images automatically — compress, resize and convert to WebP, AVIF & more with Kraken.io. Faster pages, smaller files, same quality.
Shares the convert webp tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated June 22, 2026.
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Highcompress Image Compressor
4.9 (143) 600+ active installsA.I. powered image compression that reduces file sizes without losing quality, speeds up your website, boosts SEO, and saves server space.
Shares the convert webp tag on WordPress.org. 600+ installs against 5,000+, rated 4.9 against 4.5, last updated February 12, 2026.
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CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement
5.0 (191) 40,000+ active installsAVIF & WebP converter with built-in media replacement for local image optimization.
Shares the convert webp tag on WordPress.org. About 8 times the installs, rated 5.0 against 4.5, last updated July 29, 2026.
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4.2 (137) 7,000+ active installsAllows you to combine and minify your CSS and JS files to improve page load time.
Shares the minify css, minify javascript tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, rated 4.2 against 4.5, no update since November 28, 2017.
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WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization
4.5 (155) 10,000+ active installsEverything you need for a faster website – smart optimization, advanced caching, adaptive images, WebP creation, script improvements, optional CDN del …
Shares the performance tag on WordPress.org. About 2 times the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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Smush
Paid version availableSmush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN
4.8 (6,051) 1 million+ active installsCompress and optimize images, enable lazy load, serve WebP & AVIF, and speed up your site with a global image CDN.
Shares the convert webp tag on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.5, last updated 14 days ago.
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ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF
4.5 (819) 300,000+ active installsOptimize images & PDFs smartly. Create and compress next-gen WebP and AVIF formats. Smart crop and resize.
Shares the convert webp tag on WordPress.org. About 60 times the installs, last updated 18 days ago.
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Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF
4.3 (1,653) 1 million+ active installsImage optimization in 1‑click: compress, resize & convert to WebP/AVIF – free up to 20MB/month. Enjoy the easiest WordPress image optimizer to set up.
Shares the convert webp tag on WordPress.org. About 200 times the installs, rated 4.3 against 4.5, last updated 19 days ago.
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Converter for Media – Optimize images | Convert WebP & AVIF
4.9 (1,099) 500,000+ active installsSpeed up your website by using our WebP & AVIF Converter. Optimize images and serve WebP and AVIF images instead of standard formats!
Shares the convert webp tag on WordPress.org. About 100 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.5, last updated 19 days ago.
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Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster
4.9 (1,562) 100,000+ active installsSpeed up your WordPress site by unloading unnecessary CSS and JavaScript, reducing page bloat, and managing your own Critical CSS per page type.
Shares the minify css, minify javascript tags on WordPress.org. About 20 times the installs, rated 4.9 against 4.5, last updated 16 days ago.
Switching from PageSpeed Ninja: common questions
What is the best alternative to PageSpeed Ninja?
Kraken.io Image Optimizer is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.5 out of 5 rating.
Which PageSpeed Ninja alternative has the most users?
Smush, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which PageSpeed Ninja alternative is rated highest?
CompressX, rated 5.0 out of 5 by 191 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these PageSpeed Ninja alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with PageSpeed Ninja score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against PageSpeed Ninja on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Kraken.io Image Optimizer is the closest match to PageSpeed Ninja by the data we track, and Smush has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. WP Compress shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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